The results found that of 350 titles released in 2022, 100 films, or 28.5 percent, featured an LGBTQ character, marking the highest number recorded in the time GLAAD has conducted the study.
In those 100 films, there were 292 LGBTQ characters including 117, or 40 percent, characters of color. Of the 292, 163 were men, 119 women and 10 nonbinary. Seven of the women characters and six of the men were transgender. The showings marked a record number of nonbinary characters. Also a record: 12 of 350 films included a transgender character. Eleven LGBTQ characters were counted with a disability, also a high.
While the data showed gains for LGBTQ representation, not all characters had significant screen time. Over half of the LGBTQ characters turned up in less than five minutes of the film while 86 of those appeared for less than one minute. While 95 characters clocked over ten minutes, 32 were between five and ten minutes, and 79 clocked between one and five minutes.
For the 2022 report, GLAAD increased the number of studios it tracked from seven to 10 distributors. The companies included A24, Amazon Studios, AppleTV+, Lionsgate, NBCUniversal, Netflix, Paramount Global, Sony Pictures Entertainment, the Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros. Discovery. For the first time, three studios earned a grade of “Good” based on their offerings including A24, NBCUniversal and the Walt Disney Company. Per GLAAD, no studio has yet to snag an “Excellent” rating.
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